Marty’s Monday Evening Forecast – Tracking Storms – 7/5/2021

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms will remain possible through about midnight, otherwise party cloudy with some patchy low clouds possible over the plains. Low temperatures tonight will fall into the 60s for the plains with 50s over our local mountain communities, some of the high mountain valleys may dip into the 40s.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy, breezy, and a little cooler thanks to the arrival of a cold front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop again during the afternoon. The focus for the majority of storms will be along the cold front and over the mountains early in the afternoon, then along and south of the Arkansas River late, particularly over and near the Wet and Sangre De Cristo Mountains where the rain could be heavy and flash flooding could occur. Thunderstorms are also expected around the Pikes Peak Region, especially over the mountains, but they may be less numerous than for areas farther south. The strongest storms could approach severe criteria with hail to an inch in diameter and wind gusts to near 60 mph the primary threats, mainly over the plains. High temperatures will reach the 70s and 80s for most areas, coolest on the higher terrain.

Extended: Although isolated storms could develop over and near the mountains on Wednesday, most areas look to remain dry. The end of the week looks hot with only very spotty storms to help bring some shade and cooling wind to some areas. Next weekend may be a little cooler.